My videos' cover several subjects, many were made through the lockdown. The original idea was to make my 'MEMORIES OF A CINEMA PROJECTIONIST' available for all. I have edited it down to short excerpts, The videos of my home cinema attract quite a bit of attention. I try to give tips based on my 40 years experience as a cinema projectionist. I have just set up a Dave's Digital Movies facebook page.
when i was 8 mum use to say to me when i came out school get your bit string and go down the walf and get some herring for tea dad use to say try get me a mackeral when the fisherman use to pull the baskets up and some use to fall on the floor i would get a dozen and mum use to cook them use to do ir 3 times a week great memoties they were
Ground barley and maize with a malt product added, plus other serial additives. Never much left overs from the house, we were always hungry back in the day.!!
I appreciate your videos. I was wondering if you could direct me towards information about the Great Yarmouth Regal's history such as what you've shared here. Are there any books available on this, or particular historians I could contact?
I have written a book 'Memories of a Cinema Projectionist'. It relates to the general daily running duties of my time at the Regal & the Regent from 1960 through to 1987. There are backstage stories from the live shows and film presentation. Not much of a 'History' book, but it gives an insight into the events over the years. This video promotes the book. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V5q5Scb1LHI.html
Hard work brought back a lot of memories working on a 350 mixed arable in N Yorkshire. Class 14’ cut combine, Ford 4000, fordson Dexter and major rear loader mucking out etc. Great banter among the team
I quit going to the movies because they quit using maskng. I can't stand the gray bars on the top and bottom at the movies at home I shift the picture lens up some and I have a black mask that I click in to place at the bottom for scope movies that the sound can pass thew. I have a 155in at screen me and my friend build at home in the room we cant take it out now the matrial came from a place called carls it is woven something i cant remember and there is lot of moving blanks behind the screen to stop reflection it sounds much better then the profesional theater in my town
It's good to know that you mask your screen to fit the ratio. Modern cinemas have no sense of presentation... and don't get me started on variable ratios in movies !!!! Thanks for your comments.
I also remember our old Massey Harris Bagger combine. It was used from the late 1960s to the early 1970s cutting 10-15 acres of Barley. It was replaced with a Class combine which was huge compared to the old bagger. I do not expect there can that many people who remember being on these machines now.
74 year i was born i remember those machines well as they were still in every day use into the 90s here in Ireland in the hill farms.....i have an uncle who farmed with horses until the early 80's so these machines would have been a step up...😊
Really brought back memories of my childhood spent on the small family farm where l learnt to drive a fordson dexta and super major, and my uncles wore exactly the same style of clothes Happy Happy days 😊
Interesting to see the size of the tractors; I remember a Ford 5000 around that time as being a big machine. Out here on the Lincolnshire fens all the tractors seem huge now, is there a "yard tractor" today? We had an old Ford 2000 (probably wasn't so old) that was used for all manner of jobs - it would sit on the bonnet of the big JDs I see.
I grew up beside a farm that was so much like this; I was 13 when this film was made. We were involved in everyday life, welcomed onto the farm as long as we were careful and did as we were told. Tractor driving under a watchful eye until considered "competeent" then small jobs, bale cart, rolling and harrowing. There was also a dairy herd, so twice daily milking. A fantastic time and I would'nt change a thing. Thanks for sharing your films.
That's interesting, she came to the farm second hand with quite a bit of previous use and several knocks. At the time it was a luxury just to have a cab.
Front loaders on a Fordson Major were hard to use without power steering, as the steering was very heavy anyway. I loved the noise from the Simms diesel injector pump.
With a rear loader, and a good load in the bucket, the front wheels were very light on the ground. This made steerage a bit variable. It all makes for a good video.
I never claimed any dates, just that it was filmed in 1975. That @john hicks bloke is making the 60's claim, but I doubt he reads any replies to his suburb knowledge.
Brilliant, marvellous films and chock full of memories and the tractors, the best , David Browns , i liked a Fordson too but that was somewhere else .👍🇬🇧
Love these films thanks for putting them up, all very familiar, Super Majors, Claas Combine, baleing & carting, grain augers the lot, brilliant, even Elms in the hedgerows, great to see 👌🏽
Wow, used to do the same back then with the grain, into a bath tub with the auger in it and add “PropCorn” acid as the grain moisture content was slightly high and had no driers, then had to go in the self assembled hardboard & gutter bolt grain silo and shovel the grain around so the silo didn’t distort and the acid would burn your eyes, funny enough I was only describing this to someone this week… Great video
The old Allis was a bit of a job to start if the engine was warm, but starting from cold... first or second pull. It's good to know you young folk are keeping these old machines running.
Great work Dave. You made me want to put my speakers behind the screen but I was always worried about brightness loss. Is the Spandex better than a perforated screen? I see that material is not too expensive now from Carls Screens in the US.
Re the brightness loss, my cinema room is in total blackout and the projector lamp was always run on the eco setting. With the new acoustic screen, I have adjusted the 'brightness setting' to +2 for scope & W/S and +3 for the full width when running Cinerama. The Spandex I bought from my local fabric shop cost just £10 a metre, this material is 1.5 metres in width. I recommend you do a test, as I did with a small trial run before you start to rip out your existing set-up. I also suggest that you check the speaker depth, this will push the screen forward by a considerable amount. You may then have an issue with the picture size, unless you can push the projector back or have enough spare zoom to fill the screen. Re perforated screens. When I was working our screen 4 (90 seats) had a screen with of 14 feet for scope and about 11 foot for W/S. The perforations could easily be seen from the front few rows. And it's surprising how much light gets through those little holes. So without seeing what perforated material is available for home cinema, I would think Spandex is probably the best bet. If you have any ambient light in your cinema room, this may cause an issue with screen brightness. I am very pleased with the end result of my new acoustic screen, the sound placement is excellent. One other recommendation... have another look at my video... It could be quite a big project, but it will keep you out of mischief for a while. Good luck, David
We had a massey 780 special and David Brown990 implematic. It was always exciting when the time came for getting the combine out and ready for harvest. Extension sides going on the tipper trailer. The sun always seemed to shine in the summer holidays in the early 70s
This is so Nice, too see howe it was so many years ago . A beafutiful fordson majoor, so Nice. The farmer is working hard every day,but he can do it. The claase combine is very Nice. This film is beautyfull, thank you so much ,i love it. Back in these years.
